Romeo & Juliet Crossword

2. a line of poetry written in un-rhyming iambic pentameter
4. an implied or indirect reference to someone, place, event, or piece of literature
10. an adjective or phrase of descriptive characteristics
12. words having a meaning that is different than is literal interpretation
15. four lines that rhyme at every other line
16. placing side by side two characters who are strikingly different in order to make both of their personalities stand out
17. a figure of speech comparing one thing to another using "like" or "as"
18. a character delivers a memorized, formal speech
19. out of date language
21. at first a seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense statement and yet is perhaps true
22. a poetic foot of 1 unstressed and 1 stressed syllables
24. the plot structure of a dramatic work
27. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms are combined side by side
28. a long uninterrupted speech spoken in the presence of others

1. device whereby the audience understands more than a character in the play
3. the reason a character has for acting or behaving in a particular way
5. a line of poetry that contains 10 syllables, 5 being stressed
6. the explaining of background information
7. the main character's final attempt to resolve the conflict
8. a character speaks aloud to themselves
9. the use of hints or clues for events that will occur later in the plot
11. a play on words having a double meaning
13. a long play is divided into these "chapters" each one covering a large block of actin
14. a character who changes as a result of his motives or situation
17. a 14 line poem that rhymes
20. words spoken by a character in an undertone not intended to be heard by other characters on stage
23. a state of anxious uncertainty about what may happen
25. a main idea, subject of text or topic of discussion
26. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme at the end of the poem